WV-1 Surface MineCoal

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHILE DISMOUNTING DRILL. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE BURST BURSEL SAC WITH NERVE DAMAGE.

EE STATES THAT HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THESEAT BOTTOMED OUT. COMPLAINS OF BACK PAIN.

EE WAS REMOVING PN FROM TOOTH ON BUCKET, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. WAS REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN AT E.R.

BLOWING DIRT OFF TOP OF ENGINE WITH AIR HOSE, A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

AFTER BEING CHECKED ON SITE FOR CHEST PAIN EE WENT INTO FULL ARREST WHILE IN ROUTE TO MEDICAL FACILITY BY PRIVATE VEHICLE. EE REFUSED TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE.

WHILE PERFORMING CPR ON CO-WORKER HE BECAME PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO 3 RIVERS MED CENTER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

OPERATOR STATED THAT HE HEARD A POP (POSSIBLE BLOWED HOSE) AND SAW GLOW FROM FLAMES ON THE WINDSHIELD. OPERATOR STATED THAT FIVE EXTINGUISHERS WAS USED IN FIGHTING THE FIRE BUT FIRE DEPT HAD T O BE CALLED. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE & WHEN IT FELL IT MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER TREE CAUSING 1ST TREE TO KICK BACK KNOCKING EE DOWN & PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYER FREED EE & TRANSPORTED HIM TO L OGAN GENERAL HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE VEHICLE. PATIENT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ON SCENE EMT TREATMENT.

AFTER CHECKING 992 LOADER EE WAS DESCENDING DOWN LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM STEP. EE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BUT HAND SLIPPED BETWEEN STEP & BODY OF MACHINE CAUSING LEFT WRIST TO BE SPRAINED.

LOADER DROPPED A LARGE ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK CAUSING DRIVER TO BE JOLTED HARD. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HEAD NECK AND BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WAS BLEEDING FROM THE RECTUM. EMPLOYEE LE FT AND WENT TO LOGAN GEN. HOSP. WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE BLEEDING. THE JOLT BROKE COUNTER INSIDE OF TRUCK ALSO.

EE WAS DECENDING ROCK TRACK AFTER HIS SHIFT WHEN THE LADDER FOLDED BACK UNDERNEATH TRUCK CAUSING EE TO FALL CAUSING A POSSIBLE HIP INJURY. THE WEATHER WAS WET AND MUDDY. EE DID NOT GO TO MEDIC AL FACILITY AT THE TIME AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT ON SCENE. PT TOLD HOSPITAL HE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

LOADER WAS LOADING TRUCK & DROPPED ROCK IN TRUCK BED CAUSING A POSSIBLE RUPTURE TO TRUCK DRIVER. EE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ON SCENE MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT DID GO TO THE DR ON FRI 6/23/00. IT WAS N OT REPORTED AT THE TIME & NO REPORT WAS FILLED OUT UNTIL TUES 6/27/00. EMPLOYEE MISSED 6/23/00 & 6/26/00.

EE WAS CLEANING LOOSE ROCK FROM HIGH WALL WHEN APIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE & FELL ONTO SPOIL, BOUNCING BACK THRU THE WINDSHILED HITTING EE IN HIS LEFT LEG

EE WAS STARTING TO GET INTO HIS DRILL AND HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE 1ST STEP AND WHEN HE PULLED HIS WEIGHT UP HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HIS LEG TO TWIST ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE INJURY WORSENED AS TIME WENT BY CAUSING EE TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. EE TOLD THIS TO THE BOSS.